Weather and Traffic

Former Palm Beacher Ione Martin Marston, designer and nurse, dies

Ione Martin Marston of West Palm Beach, formerly of Palm Beach, died Saturday, April 22, 2017. She was 92.

Mrs. Marston was born Feb. 13, 1925 in Everett, Wash., the daughter of Lafe and Hilma Martin.

After graduating from nursing school, she moved to New York. She worked at the old French Hospital, and at one point she worked for the actress Bette Davis, caring for her newborn daughter.

Mrs. Marston owned and operated the Carousel Shop children’s clothing store in East Hampton Village in the early 1950s.

She took over for her mother-in-law, Lillian Stoddard, in her made-to-order dress business, Madeline Couture in Manhattan. After moving to Palm Beach, she had a design and fashion business on Worth Avenue, and she started the household accessory company Versatile Creations.

She later returned to New York and did private nursing for many years.

She was married to Benjamin M. Stoddard, and she married Anthony H. Marston in 2001. She and Mr. Marston, who died in 2009, were members of the Beach Club.

She is survived by a daughter, Sharman Peddy of East Hampton; two sons, Steven Stoddard of East Hampton, and Blaine Stoddard of San Francisco; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Palm Beach County, 5300 East Ave., West Palm Beach, Fla. 22407.

Quattlebaum Funeral Home of West Palm Beach handled arrangements.

Popular in News

1

2

3

Reader Comments
...

Next Up in Obituaries

Most interior designers don’t begin a project by picking a name at random. But the method presented an interesting challenge for the eight designers exhibiting in “Art & Decor” at the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County in Lake Worth. West Palm Beach interior designer Gil Walsh, a member of the council’s board, selected...

A proposal to demolish and rebuild Duck’s Nest, a historic Palm Beach home, was postponed another month by the Landmarks Preservation Commission on Wednesday. The proposal to reconstruct Duck’s Nest, the second-oldest home in Palm Beach, was originally brought before the commission in December. The decision was put on hold after a commission...

The line reached 50 people before 10 a.m. had arrived, so Hoda Kotb started early. She spoke with each person patiently waiting to meet her, each holding her book in their hands, talking and laughing with them for about two hours. “(Palm Beach) feels partly like home to me,” Kotb said. “So coming here for a book signing was the most...

An investment group that includes an owner of the still-unfinished Palm House hotel-condominium on Royal Palm Way is preparing to make an offer soon to buy the beleaguered development, an attorney has told the Daily News. “We’re hoping that we will have a viable purchase offer” by the end of the month, C. Brooks Ricca, of...

Tuesday’s Town Council meeting will mark a changing of the guard with newly elected member Lew Crampton taking the seat held by Richard Kleid, who is retiring after 13 years on the board. The council also will elect a chairperson to preside over meetings during the coming year. First, the council must adopt a resolution formally declaring the...